Sri Lankan lesser albatross

Appias galene

The Sri Lankan lesser albatross , ''Appias galene'', is a species of Pieridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Appearance

Male has white dorsal surface with black patch towards margins of the forewing. This black patches are absent in dry season forms. Forewing apex and the hind wing lower surface are creamy, which become brighter in wet seasons. In female, there is a broad black band on margin of the dorsal surface of forewing. This band consists three white spots. On ventral surface, a broad black band found around the upper portion of the cell of forewing. Rarely in some forms, the ventral surface is yellow in color. Larval food plants are ''Drypetes sepiaria'' and ''Drypetes gardneri''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusAppias
SpeciesA. galene
Photographed in
Sri Lanka